Laravel Application Documentation

Complete guide for your Laravel application

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Introduction

Welcome to the Laravel application documentation. This comprehensive guide will help you understand, install, configure, and extend the application.

Our Laravel application provides a robust, scalable solution built on top of the world's most popular PHP framework. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this documentation will guide you through every aspect of the application.

Features

Laravel 10.x

Built with the latest Laravel framework for modern development.

Eloquent ORM

Powerful database operations with Laravel's Eloquent ORM.

Clean Routing

Well-organized routes with RESTful API endpoints.

Authentication

Built-in authentication system with Laravel Sanctum.

Mail System

Email functionality with queued jobs and notifications.

Artisan CLI

Custom Artisan commands for development tasks.

System Requirements

Before installing, ensure your server meets these requirements:

PHP Version

PHP 8.1 or higher

Database

MySQL 8.0+ or PostgreSQL 13+

Node.js

Node.js 16+ & NPM 8+

Composer

Composer 2.0 or higher

PHP Extensions Required

  • BCMath PHP Extension
  • Ctype PHP Extension
  • cURL PHP Extension
  • DOM PHP Extension
  • Fileinfo PHP Extension
  • JSON PHP Extension
  • Mbstring PHP Extension
  • OpenSSL PHP Extension
  • PDO PHP Extension
  • Tokenizer PHP Extension
  • XML PHP Extension
  • ZIP PHP Extension

Quick Installation

1
Clone or Download

Get the application files from your download package.

# If using Git
git clone https://github.com/yourapp/project.git
cd project
2
Install Dependencies

Install PHP and JavaScript dependencies.

# Install Composer dependencies
composer install

# Install NPM dependencies
npm install
3
Environment Configuration

Set up your environment variables.

# Copy environment file
cp .env.example .env

# Generate application key
php artisan key:generate
4
Database Setup

Configure and migrate your database.

# Run migrations
php artisan migrate

# Seed database (optional)
php artisan db:seed
5
Start Development Server

Launch the application.

# Start Laravel server
php artisan serve

# In another terminal, compile assets
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Basic Configuration

Environment Variables

Configure your .env file with the following settings:

APP_NAME="Your Application"
APP_ENV=production
APP_KEY=base64:...
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_URL=https://yourdomain.com

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database
DB_USERNAME=your_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
MAIL_PORT=2525
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=noreply@yourdomain.com
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

Cache Configuration

# Clear and cache configurations
php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache

Directory Structure

Understanding the Laravel directory structure:

app/
├── Console/          # Artisan commands
├── Http/
│   ├── Controllers/  # Application controllers
│   ├── Middleware/   # HTTP middleware
│   └── Requests/     # Form requests
├── Models/           # Eloquent models
├── Providers/        # Service providers
└── Services/         # Business logic

bootstrap/            # Framework bootstrap
config/               # Configuration files
database/
├── migrations/       # Database migrations
├── seeders/          # Database seeders
└── factories/        # Model factories

public/               # Public assets
resources/
├── views/            # Blade templates
├── js/               # JavaScript files
└── css/              # Stylesheets

routes/
├── web.php          # Web routes
├── api.php          # API routes
└── console.php      # Console routes

storage/             # Application storage
tests/               # Automated tests
vendor/              # Composer dependencies